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Table 1 Sociodemographic variables studied under statistical analyzes

From: Molecular and descriptive epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites of children and their pets in Cauca, Colombia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Blastocystis

Giardia duodenalis

Cryptosporidium

Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii

Positive

Negative

P value

Positive

Negative

P Value

Positive

Negative

P Value

Positive

Negative

P Value

Sex

Female

28

96

0,352

9

115

0,618

12

111

0,98

0

124

0,172

Male

37

97

12

122

13

119

2

132

Stratum

1

49

159

0,305

17

191

0,746

22

184

0,543

2

206

0,785

2

15

29

4

40

3

40

0

44

3

1

5

0

6

0

6

0

6

Type of population

Urban

64

188

0,626

21

231

0,461

24

225

0,567

1

251

0,000

Rural

1

5

0

6

1

5

1

5

Children per housing

1

34

113

0,802

12

135

0,709

17

129

0,791

0

147

0,448

2

26

65

9

82

7

84

2

89

3

3

10

3

13

1

11

0

13

4

1

4

0

5

0

4

0

5

5

1

1

0

2

0

2

0

2

Pets

Yes

17

63

0,328

5

75

0,457

8

70

0,872

1

79

0,560

No

48

130

16

162

17

160

1

177

Water quality

Treated

65

192

0,561

21

236

0,766

25

229

0,741

2

255

0,929

Non-treated

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

  1. P-value: < 0.05